"Ronin Warriors: The Final Victor"
By Onikage
Scroll Thirty-Two: The Thunder Cutter Technique
Part Two of Two
WARNING: Sexual situations! This story isn't for kids! Read the rating, dammit!
Kayura flipped her hair care freely as she hopped down the stairs into the kitchen. She found Sekhmet hard at work on dessert. Mia was rummaging through the refrigerator for ingredients for him. "Sekhmet? Uh... what's a... 'stone grass'?" she asked, looking up from the list. Sekhmet blinked and took the list. "Whoops... Uh, hmm..." He noticed Kayura. "Ah, woman! Stone grass resembles what mortal food?" he asked, forcing the list in front of her face. She batted his hands away.
"G-get that out of my face!" Kayura folded her arms and frowned. "Stop calling me 'woman'! I have a name, you buffoon..." Mia bit back a laugh.
"Kayura, it was just a request..."
"Oh, sure! He calls you 'LADY' Mia," she spat. Sekhmet growled.
"KAYURA What food is it?"
"Sugar cane," she replied, matter of factly.
"Damn, that's right..." Sekhmet went back to cutting and Mia searched for the closest thing: table sugar. Kayura peered over Sekhmet's arm. "What are you making that requires stone grass?" she asked.
"It's a surprise," he said proudly. Kayura paled.
"Oh, no! It's not that awful Dragonroot pie, is it?" she moaned. Sekhmet growled.
"Hey! It's good! You're strange if you don't like it! It's like hating chocolate!!" he exclaimed. Kayura pouted.
"But Sekhmet," she whined. "You KNOW I'm allergic to the dragonroot!"
"I'm not using Nether ingredients, woman... Dragonroot tastes just like cinnamon, and you polished off a whole box of cereal in a day because you love it! My Dragonroot pie is the best DAMN pie in the world!" he argued. Mia laughed.
"You two sound like you're little kids," she smiled. "C'mon, Kayura. It can't be that bad if it's a delicacy where he comes from." Kayura folded her arms.
"Tell me something, Mia. Caviar is a delicacy. What do you think of that? The man sucks baby bird eggs for breakfast!!"
"So?! You eat an omelet every morning!" Sekhmet snapped.
"... You have a point," she said to her with a face. "Sekhmet? What does this taste like anyway?"
"It tastes GOOD," he frowned.
"N-no. I mean does it taste similar to anything else? Like apple pie?"
"Oh... It is apple pie then," he said, realizing it himself. "I wanted to make something different too..." he sighed.
"Oh, Sekkie," Kayura said softly and hugged his shoulders. "At least they won't throw up eating your REAL pie."
"Go away!" he snapped. Mia put herself between them.
"Knock it off!" she said. Sekhmet grabbed his bowl and started mixing again while nursing his bruised ego. "Come on Kayura... Let's let Sekhmet alone," she said and led her out of the kitchen. "Kayura stuck her tongue out at Sekhmet. He did it back and grumbled to himself.
"Lady Kayura?" Mia asked again.
"Yes?" she grumbled, still upset about the spat in the kitchen.
"How much do you know about the remaining four Ronin armors?" Mia finished. Kayura stopped.
"... Not very much. Why?"
"I need for you to take a look at something I found in my grandfather's journal. Dais can't make heads or tails of it... but you might recognize it."
"Okay!" Sai announced and opened up the video cabinet. "Here's what we got..." He stopped and frowned.
"What's wrong, Sai?" Sakura asked. She sat beside him.
"Well, unless you all want to get in the mood, there's nothing but adult movies in here," he frowned. Kento jumped out of his seat next to Megami and next to his best friend.
"Whaaat? No shit?!" Torrent sighed.
"Have a look... Babes in Sex Toy Land... Naughty Nightshift Nurses..."
"HEY!" Kento frowned and grabbed another video. "This is the one I..." He stopped before he could FURTHER incriminate himself. "I... saw Rowen borrow from Sekhmet... yeah..." Megami rolled her eyes.
"Uh huh..." She threw a pillow at them. "You all ready kinda played the 'I love sex' card with your Ronin Prom orgy you guys had so drunkenly told us last evening..." Ryo, Sai, and Kento blushed. Sai snatched the video back from Kento and shut the case with a bang.
"It WASN'T an orgy, love... We were all in private, SEPARATE rooms, thank you very much." Kento shrugged and followed Sai into the kitchen to help with dinner.
"'Cept for Sage..." Sai elbowed him. "OW! What?!"
"Shh!" Sai hissed.
"Whaat? The guy's an animal, Sai!" he protested. "You have stamina, I have stamina, Ryo and Rowen are kinda freaky with theirs, but SAGE? C'mon! The guy's an absolute MUTANT... It sucks!" he grumbled.
"Kento don't be crude!"
"I'm not freaky... I'm FIT," Ryo corrected as he entered.
"Can we NOT talk about sex for ONE day?!" Sai snapped in a whisper. "God!"
"Where's Rowen and Nasake?" Ryo asked and munched on half a carrot. Kento hovered around Sai as he was cutting more vegetables.
"Said something about a talk," he replied. "Gimme a carrooot!" Sai stopped cutting.
"'Talk'? NOW?!"
"Dude... I didn't think 'Sake was into that," Ryo stated in shock.
"What are you guys talkin' about?" Kento asked.
"Whenever Rowen 'talks' to a girl, in his room," Sai began. Ryo grinned.
"They're NOT talking," he finished. Kento's eyes lit up in realization.
"He's bangin' her NOW!?"
"SHHHHHH!!" Ryo and Sai hissed.
"Hey, guys..." Rowen greeted as he entered the kitchen. Ryo, Sai, and Kento straightened.
"Hi."
"... Is dinner ready yet?" Rowen asked. "'Sake's not feeling too well..." he murmured.
"In about five minutes..." Sai replied. "Is she all right? She didn't have anything to drink last night..." Rowen shook his head.
"No... It's..." He sighed. "... She won't tell me. She's upset about something at home... I'm trying to convince her to stay the night. I don't want her going back to that apartment..."
"What's up? She got parents that are abusive?" Kento asked and pounded his fist into his palm. "I can remedy that REAL quick-like."
"... She's an orphan. She lives with her... energetic grandmother... The place is... it's not a safe building. And her landlord gives me the creeps," Rowen explained. Sai began to spoon out rice into two bowls and soup.
"Here... Tell her to eat this as quickly as she can and to come out and join us when she's ready to have some fun," Sai smiled.
"Kay... Thanks man..."
"Hey, Ro... You sure you don't want me to, you know..." He pounded his fist again.
"I'll let you know when we have to, Kento..." He left the room and back into his with the tray of food. Ryo sighed.
"Geez, first Tori, now something's wrong with Nasake."
"What's wrong with her?" Kento asked, looking out into the living room where the three remaining girls hacked away and a digital monster.
"WHAT?! DAMMIT! That's so not cool! He's WEAK against water!!!" Tori shouted at the screen.
"She seems fine to me," Kento finished. Ryo leaned against the doorframe and sighed heavily.
"Kento! Don't you DARE eat from the pot!!"
Domo stretched sensually and rolled against Ryu's hard body. Her skin was still hot and slightly damp and the cool sheets clung to her. She smiled and stroked the side of his tanned jaw gently. "... I really missed you," she whispered softly. "... Feels like a whole year's gone by," she added. Ryu leaned up and kissed her softly.
"I have a surprise for you," he said. He reached over to his nightstand and pulled out a silk blindfold. He dangled it over her as she turned over. Domo's eyebrows lifted.
"Well, well..." She sat up. "Five times in forty minutes? Aren't you tired?" she asked a little shocked as Ryu blindfolded her. He ran his hot tongue along the nape of her neck. She winced inwardly as his tongue ran over the bite mark scar from a few days ago. He chuckled softly at her query. "What have you been taking?" she laughed and gasped delightedly as he flipped her on her back, pinning her roughly. She grinned. "Oh, so you wanna play rough, do you?" she purred and sank her teeth a little less than gentle into his throat. She heard the rattling of metal and opened her mouth to ask. He silenced her with a rough kiss, cuffing her to the headboard. Domo moaned softly as the heated tongue left her mouth and trailed a hot path to her throat, and rough hands running all up and down her body. "... You taste so wonderful," he said against her throat. His teeth grazed the skin. "Tell me... if it hurts," he breathed inside a grin into her ear. Her response was incoherent as he slid inside of her. Hands trailed up and down her sides and massaged her breasts. He suddenly thrust roughly in her earning a cry of shock and delight. "More?" he asked softly.
"... Y-yess," she hissed in between sharp thrusts. She chewed on her bottom lip and pulled at her restraints, wanting to run her hands through his hair and snag it roughly. He quickened his pace, her moans growing louder and shorter, then slowed down to an incredibly reduced speed. She growled in protest. "Dammit! Quit... toying with me!" she gasped when he repeated it.
"Hard and fast, my little kitten?" he breathed. Domo wrestled with her bonds.
"Kitten? Damn it, Ryu!" she moaned. "Ohh, god... I'm so close..." She cried out when she felt sharp nails dig into her hips as he snatched them, before lifting her lower body into his lap, and thrust inside of her roughly. Domo hissed in pain as they dug deeper into her skin. "Ow... Ow!" she cried out and thrashed, trying to pull away. A strong hand clamped down on her neck and squeezed. "Ryu! STOP!!" she screamed. She thrashed about again and sent him flying off of her. The force of the blast severed her bonds and she ripped the blindfold off. "What the fuck is wrong with you?!" she demanded rubbing her wrist. Deep marks on her hips, oozed blood slowly. She touched her neck. It was bleeding a little too. "Were you TRYING to kill me?! Jesus! Sorry about the meds wise crack-" she looked up and gasped.
Raiko's tail thrashed about wildly as he grinned down at her from the foot of the bed. "Naughty, naughty... You ruined your surprise," he chuckled stretching largely. He saw her eyes widen in the realization of what had been going on.
"WHERE'S RYU?!" she shouted, jumping out of bed and snatching a large shirt. She managed to put it on and back away as Raiko advanced on her right up against a wall. "He is a little... oh, how do I say this?" he began, trapping her against the wall. Domo snarled and went to send a blast of energy into him. He smiled darkly and snatched her wrist. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk... My, my! Rude today, aren't we? Don't you want me to answer your... question?" he asked. Domo slipped away from him quickly and tripped on her own shoes on the floor. Raiko leaned against the wall. "You can't get away. I have warded off this entire floor," he explained calmly as she attempted to open a window and received a nasty shock. "I told you."
"Shut up!!! Why are you doing this?!" Raiko flashed a dark smile and yanked her to him from across the room.
"Because I CAN..." Domo thrashed inside his powerful grip, power completely gone.
"You fucking cat!! Where is Ryu?!" she screamed.
"Why do you care about one HUMAN boy?" he inquired, a little sickened by her dramatic and powerful resolve for her lover.
"Because I LOVE him!" she shouted. Raiko threw her to the floor in disgust.
"Love? LOVE?! Tell me, summoner of Korin... Is your lover blonde by any chance?" he snapped. "Because within the last hour... that is all you seemed to be thinking about..." Domo's eyes widened. Raiko flashed another smile and paced around the room slowly. "Yes, summoner... Your little lover isn't blonde, is he?"
"SHUT UP!!" she screeched. "Get out of my head!!"
"He doesn't have violet eyes..."
"Nooo," she whimpered, head pounding as he forced entry. "Stoop!"
"Or ivory skin..."
"STOOOOP!" she cried. His voice tore into her mind, ripped into her most personal thoughts and the familiar pain ravaged her body again. She fell to her knees, clutching her head in pain.
"Why don't you REALLY see what your LOVE for him is?" he suggested. Domo's eyes shot open as the pain ceased. "You want your lover so much? He's in there." He pulled her to her feet in one swift motion and dragged her to the bathroom door.
The lights came on from underneath the door as she stepped toward it. "He had been a little... 'preoccupied'", he chuckled taking a lock of her hair and inhaling the wonderful lavender scent. "What are you waiting for, my dear?" he asked. She grasped the knob firmly in her hand and ripped it open. She covered her mouth to suppress a scream.
A lifeless hand draped out from behind the curtain, all ready streaked with blood. She found herself stepping inside. The entire flat was silent. "... But there's more," Raiko said with a chuckle. "Have a look, my little kitten," he purred into her ear before ripping the curtain free. The lifeless and pale body of a naked woman lay slumped against the tiled wall, beside her, Ryu.
"You should thank me," he whispered and ran his fingertips along her arms. He grasped them gently. He felt her body quaking in shock. "You should thank me for punishing him for you and this... whore..." Domo opened her mouth to scream again, but no sound came. Raiko chuckled darkly and lifted her into his arms. She put up no restraint as he carried her back to the bedroom. She cried out as he threw her down on the floor. "... Cry if you wish... It excites me," he whispered. Domo closed her eyes and let her body go limp... Nothing mattered anymore...
Sage looked back up at the apartment building for the fiftieth time that hour. He snarled to himself. Every time he went to start the car, he found himself unable to do it. Something kept picking at his mind.
"Oh, for the love of the gods, go up there!" a female voice snapped beside him. Sage jumped with a squeak.
"WAH!!" Dark emerald eyes gave him a questioning stare. One platinum eyebrow arched with slight amusement and confusion. After Sage forced his heart back down from his throat, thumped his head on the steering wheel with a deep sigh. Korin shook her head. "You, Ronin, are by far the most interesting of the nine... You... 'squeak' when you are surprised. I would expect that from Torrent and possibly Wildfire, but you?" she chuckled. Sage flushed heavily and glanced over at her. Instead of the fine regal robes and armor she last adorned, she had on civilian attire: form-fitting blue-jeans, ripped in all the right places, a pristine white fashionable camisole, and a deep forest green accessory scarf tied around her neck, draping over her back. Sage sat straight: (Cute!) Korin's eyebrow rose again.
"... Watch yourself, Halo..."
"S-sorry... What do you want? Can't you see that I'm... wallowing in self pity right now?" he grumbled. Korin sighed.
"Yes, and doing a pathetic job at it. Usually you mortals have this... sad background music with flashes to your heart's desire in another man's arms... You did an excellent job with the rainstorm though," she mocked. Sage crossed his arms.
"I know you didn't come here to critique my unrealistic, pre-climactic, movie scene. What do you want?" he demanded again.
"Why are you doing this to yourself, Halo?" she asked in turn. "She knows of your feelings... however... vague they may be... It VERY obvious that she is attracted to you-"
"Yes, she also is attracted to Sekhmet's ability to tie a knot in a cherry stem with his tongue," Sage interrupted. "Wait... Why do YOU care?"
"Despite my... personal feelings toward mortal... 'love'... I do CARE about my summoner. I'm not like my brother Rekka. No... His mercy will be his undoing one of these days. Just like his summoner..." Korin sat up straight in the seat.
"You still haven't told me why you are here bothering ME." Korin's eyes flashed. Sage stiffened, but with anger. He glared back. Korin closed her eyes.
"I bother whomever I chose, first of all... Secondly... I am worried about her." Sage's face turned from angry to concerned.
"Why? What's wrong?"
"She's not answering my summons. I can't even tell what she is feeling, let alone where she is in this... 'apartment?' Is that what it is called?" Sage rolled his eyes and ignored her question for the more important issue.
"Wait. You can't feel ANYTHING? I thought you both were connected through, you know... EVERYTHING," he said with a blush. Korin stared at him silently, before bursting into soft laughter. She toyed with the scarf around her neck as she watched the city passing them. "Oh, Halo... This is true. I do feel and sense everything. A great deal of it is about you too!" Sage flushed.
"M-ME?!"
"Don't be perverse, boy!" she laughed. "Although it has crossed her mind more than once," she smirked. "And I bet you are as every good as she thinks you are and probably better, but that isn't the point."
"There's a point?" he mumbled. His face was on fire.
"Yes... Since you're meeting with Raiko in the forest... I have been UNABLE to even speak to her like I am with you now... Something is blocking me and the power is great if it can shut me out completely."
"Then how can you talk to me?" he asked. "I thought you went wherever she went."
"This is true; however," she paused. She reached over and buried her hand into Sage's shirt pocket.
"Wait!! What are you doing?!"
"Oh, shut up..." She removed a small, jeweled hair clip. "Recognize this?"
"It's... She wears this when she's in her battle armor, but... how did it-"
"She can't transform... None of them can. We are too far away from the Nether realm from where we originate... I need to talk to her now. Something isn't right and you've felt it too." Sage took the hair clip back and stared at it.
"... She can take care of herself... She even said so... She doesn't need me. She's got Ryu up there," he said with a face. Korin laughed softly.
"True... but you heard Rekka's little apprentice... At this rate, she'll have to deal with a divided love. She needs YOU, Halo. Not some half-witted human with the stamina of a three-toed sloth..." Sage flushed and sighed thinking to himself. He closed his eyes.
"You know... I'm getting a little tired of everyone comparing me to some animal when it comes to my sex drive. YOU especially." Korin rolled her eyes.
"Oh, come off of it, Halo. You know you like it when they tell you you're hung like a bloody thoroughbred stallion... Let's go."
Sage frowned and looked back at Korin from the cover of a lobby shrubbery. "... I don't know how I let you talk me into this! You know we could get arrested for trespassing!? This is a high class place here!" he hissed.
"Yes, with low class scum of the earth mortals that don't deserve salvation from Kurai's wrath. You won't get arrested Halo... maybe if you stop hiding like an idiot and ACT like you live here!" she hissed back and walked calmly out of the small niche. Sage followed her hurriedly. As expected, they were stopped.
"Excuse me. Do you have your residence passes?" a guard asked. Sage grit his teeth.
(Perfect...)
"You, young man... How long have you worked here?" Korin asked.
"Um, six weeks, ma'am..."
"Oh, so then you wouldn't know everyone around here yet, would you? My brother and I have lived in this complex for years! We've never been... 'stopped' before!" The guard straightened and swallowed.
"I-I-I'm just doing my job, ma'am. I get paid to ask and to stop!" he protested.
"Peh. Do you get paid to hound residents too who look a little... relaxed in their weekend attire? I should have you fired on grounds for harassment!" Korin snapped.
"Sis..." Sage gritted out. "Leave him alone. There's no need to get angry!"
"I'm not!" Korin snapped. People were starting to stare. The guard's face flushed with embarrassment.
"Okay! I'm sorry! Please, go onto your homes... I apologize." Sage dragged Korin away by her arm.
"Come along, SISTER, dear."
"Wait! I want him fired!" Korin shouted as they made it into the elevator. Sage pressed the top floor button and waved to the guard with a nervous grin. The door closed with a ding.
"I told you we would be all right," Korin said with a smile.
"Yeah, okay... Jesus... What the hell am I doing!? She's going to kill me for intruding on their little... reunion." Korin shrugged and examined her nails.
"Probably."
"Wait! What the hell do you mean by that!?"
"... Oh, that she'll probably hit you square in the face when you tell her, but you can also tell her about his... 'cousin'."
"What cousin?"
"There isn't one."
"But you just said-"
"For the bearer of the Halo armor you sure are very dense... It's a cover! He's been cheating on her for a LONG time now."
"And HOW do you know this?" Sage demanded. Korin sighed and started looking up at the ceiling of the elevator for something.
"The same way that I know that this elevator is going to stop working in about... three, two, one-"
A loud screeching sound came as the lights flickered and went out. The elevator halted. Korin sighed heavily and snapped her fingers. Soft green balls of light surrounded them. She sighed again when Sage's face came into view. "Oh don't look so surprised and angry. I'm a god for heaven's sake... Help me find a latch."
"Gee. I thought you knew everything," Sage muttered.
"I know someone who is going to have a very bad impotence problem by the time he reaches thirty if he doesn't quit being a smart ass," she shot back and shot open the latch with a bright beam of light.
"Are you supposed to swear?" he asked as he climbed up and out of the elevator. He lifted her out.
"Are you supposed to ask so many questions? Just climb before this thing plummets to the ground floor," she ordered.
"You know... You are both are TOO similar."
"Get used to it, Halo," Korin smirked and followed him up the ladder. "... Hmm..." she began.
"What now?"
"... That is a great pair of jeans, Halo." Sage climbed faster.
"... Rowen," Sai began softly. "I don't think that it's such a wise idea. You might-"
"Sai. I know what I'm doing... Everything will be fine. I just need you guys to take the girls out for about an hour... I don't think that they have any idea. I don't think she wants them too either..." Ryo scratched his head.
"Are you sure, man? That's a really big accusation... What if it's just your imagination? You DO think about kinky things like that A LOT." Rowen frowned.
"Guys, why would I do this if I wasn't positive? She is in some kind of trouble and she won't say a word. All she's gotta do is-"
"Ro calm down, dude... There might be more to it than that," Kento murmured softly. "Just... don't go overboard." Rowen let out a breath.
"Thanks guys... I appreciate this..." He watched them file out of the guestroom and heard them in the living room.
"Hey, let's go out for ice cream!" Kento announced.
"Whaaat? It's raining!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Okay, we'll go see Uncle Chin..."
"Hey, good idea!" Sai beamed.
"What about Rowen and Nasake?" Tori asked.
"Uh... He's got something to take care of with her. I think we should give them some room to breathe," Ryo said softly.
"Oh?! Rowen and Saaake??" Megami squealed excitedly. "Sooo cute!"
"Shh! She'll hear you!" Sai hissed. The chatter and laughing faded into the hall as they left the apartment. Rowen sighed heavily.
"Here goes nothing..." He entered back into his room. Nasake was still fiddling with the telescope in the window.
"Booo... No staars," she pouted.
"There should be some by late this evening. It's supposed to stop raining..." Rowen said and shut the door behind him. He turned the lock from behind his back.
"Where did the others go?"
"Out to get some ice cream or something. I told them to bring you back something... They thought you were still feeling a little sick."
"Yay!! Ice cream!" She flopped down on the bed and laughed. Rowen smiled down at her. She blushed and cradled her head on the back of her arms. "What?"
"Nothing... I just..." She sat up slowly. "I'm just thinking..." he replied softly, remembering the strange occurrence in the hall of her apartment. He felt his stomach churn painfully. Something definitely wasn't right with how things appeared.
"... Rowen?" Nasake began softly. "Can... can I ask you a question?" He lay beside her on his stomach.
"Sure..." She looked straight ahead at the poster of the constellations he had on the wall.
"... Do you like me?" she asked softly.
"Uh, yeah!" he replied with a smile. "I'm talking to you, aren't I?"
"... Th-that's not what I meant... I-"
"I know what you meant, 'Sake..." Rowen hesitantly reached for her hand. His fingers curled around hers slowly. "... I... I do like you. I just... I think you're afraid of me..." Nasake sat up quickly.
"Afraid!?" she laughed. "Why would you think that?"
"... 'Cause I'm a little more... 'active' than you are... Okay. A LOT more active," he corrected and touched her hair. "And... I know how sensitive you are about that kind of thing..." He sat up slowly. "From what Domo tells me... You've never been kissed before..." Nasake lowered her eyes.
"... Y-yeah... Not y-yet," she mumbled. Rowen detected a hint of falsehood in her response.
"Nasake? Are... ARE you afraid of me?" he asked again. She shook her head silently.
"... No. Never." She lowered her eyes. He felt her cringe when he touched her cheek.
"Nasake..." he called softly and lifted her eyes. She tried to look away.
"Do-don't..."
"Why won't you look at me?" he asked softly. His breath tickled her forehead.
"... I feel like I'm being s-swallowed up," she whispered. "It's... overwhelming." Rowen slid his arms around her petite form. She hid her face in the nape of his neck and let out a shuddering sigh. He slipped a hand in her hair and stroked it slowly. He swallowed hard. (Jesus... Forgive me for this, Nasake... But...)
Nasake stiffened as he pulled her hair away from her neck and began to kiss the tender flesh slowly. She lifted her head quickly and made a small whimper as his lips closed over hers. Her eyes widened. She tore her face away and pressed against his chest.
"Wh-what are you doing?" she gasped.
"It's just that you're so pretty, 'Sake. I... I can't stop thinking about you," he breathed and kissed her again. Nasake squeaked and found herself being pinned against the mattress. The weight of his body crushed her down. "Ow, Rowen! S-stop!" she shouted. "Noo!" she screamed as he slid his hand up her shirt, grasping a breast in a painful grip. "Ow! Rowen! What are you doing?!" He licked along her neck.
"Shh, stop struggling. You know you want this... You can stop the innocence bit now. It's getting old," he spat. Nasake pounded his chest as he kissed her, trying to push him off of her.
"W-what?!"
"It was a turn on at first, but come on now, 'Sake," Rowen chuckled. "I'm tired of waiting..." he breathed against her neck.
"Stop it!!! I DON'T want this!!" she shouted. "Get off me NOW!!" she ordered becoming very frightened very quickly.
"Sure you do, sweetie," he purred. The heel of her hand connected with his lip and he snarled. "You little..." he growled and wiped the blood from his lower lip before backhanding her hard. She cried out and tried pulling herself away. "Rowen STOP!!!"
"Shut up!" he snapped hitting her again. "Stop struggling!" Tears spilled down her cheeks. "Don't be such a prude like Tori! God! Get over it! Your virginity's not THAT important!" he snapped angrily. Nasake felt him shift slightly and with one swift motion, she brought her knee into his stomach and pushed him off of her. "OW! You... BITCH!" he coughed. Nasake scrambled off of the bed and to the door. The doorknob wouldn't turn. "NOOOOO! Not again! Please! DOOON'T!" she began to whisper in sobs. Rowen slammed his hand against the door, stopping her from opening it. Nasake pulled on the door again, screaming.
"Nasake!! NASAKE!!" Rowen shouted and trapped her arms at her sides. "Shh! Shh!" he hushed, trying to calm her. "I won't do it anymore! I'll stop! I'm sorry!!" he exclaimed. She struggled in his arms frantically. Her movements kept getting less and less effective. Her body was slowly giving itself up.
"Let goo!" she begged. "Please! Anything!" she cried and sank to the floor, sobbing. "Dooon't!!!" Rowen held her against him and stroked her hair, rocking her back and forth. Nasake whimpered and buried her face in shame.
"Oh, Jesus... I'm sorry!" he gasped, trying not to cry. He had hoped to god that she would have gone along with him that she wouldn't scream. He had wished that it were something else that had been bothering her, something small: nothing like this.
"Who raped you? Who did it?" he whispered against her ear. He kissed her forehead softly. "Tell me... Please..." He felt like a knife was cutting out his heart. "Who... who did this to you?"
"T... Takanawa... Takanawa!" she cried loudly. Rowen cringed at the memory of the middle-aged man with dark eyes. The giant build of him easily towered over the both of them. One good hit was all that man needed for anything he wanted. "Did you go to the cops?" he asked, searching for her eyes. Nasake shook her head quickly. "Why not?"
She whimpered and turned away. "I..."
"Nasake. He RAPED you. It's illegal! You have nothing to fear if he goes to jail!" She shook her head.
"Nooo," she sobbed.
"Nasake... Tell me what happened. Please." She buried her face in his chest.
"... I... I was in e-eighth grade... Sobo had been diagnosed with a liver disease because of all the liquor... She had a transplant. It... it wiped us out... Taka-takanawa threatened to kick us out... unless we paid him the rent money...or give him something else in exchange..." She stopped and looked up at him. "S-so I-" Rowen clutched her body to him tightly.
"You... you didn't..." he whispered. "GOD..."
"I'm a slut!" Rowen grasped her arms firmly.
"Listen to me!!!" he exclaimed. "Don't you EVER say that again!!" Tears threatened to fall from his eyes. "You're not a slut or a whore, or a prostitute!!" Nasake started to cry. Rowen pulled her back into his arms. "You're not any of those things," he whispered. "God, sweetheart, why didn't you tell me?" Nasake didn't answer.
"Don't hate me... I didn't have a choice... S-sobo doesn't k-know... Neither do the girls... Please, please, please, don't tell anyone!!" she begged. Rowen rocked her slowly.
"Sh, sh, sh... Okay, okay..." he whispered. "Shh... How... how long?" Nasake sniffled.
"... T-today... Every... m-month... The c-cops can't do anything... I let him-"
"Sweetheart, it was blackmail!" he said.
"I don't have any money for a lawyer!" she exclaimed. Rowen cupped her face.
"We'll think of something, honey... Tomorrow I'm getting you and your grandmother out of that hellhole. You are staying here from now on!" he said.
"W-what?"
"We'll get the guys to help with the move... We don't have to tell anyone anything... yet..."
"But..."
"I don't want you living there. It isn't safe. I'll go with you tomorrow so you can file to move."
"But what if he claims that we owe him money?!" she exclaimed. Rowen leaned down and kissed her softly and more gently than he had ever done.
"... They don't call me the Ronin of Wisdom for nothing, Nasake... He WON'T. I promise... and if he does... I'll pay the debt."
"HOW?!"
"Dad works for NASA in the States and I'm on a year leave 'for school' from the hospital." Nasake sniffled, her breath was starting to slow down.
"Hospital? What do you do?"
"... Um, nursing," he blushed. Nasake bit back a small laugh.
"... That's a girl's job," she mumbled.
"No it's not!!" he pouted. "It's just... dominated that's all..." He smiled when she began to laugh. He touched her cheek. It was starting to swell. "... I'm sorry I hit you. I... had to make sure..." Nasake kissed him softly.
"... I hit you too," she pointed out. Rowen saw that the corner of his mouth was still bleeding.
"Drew blood too..."
"I'll just say you fell on a doorknob," she said.
"Fair enough," he said. "Let's get some ice on your cheek."
Sage pushed open the elevator doors and pulled himself up. He extended his hand down to Korin and lifted her beside him. "The power is out on the entire building..." he said.
"No, it's just on this floor. They're here." Standing she closed her eyes.
"What are you-"
"SH!" she hissed. He jumped when she reopened her eyes. In the midst of darkness, two emerald orbs pierced the darkness. She whispered in an ancient tongue very articulately. She kept repeating it over and over, until the words ran together in a cycling whisper. Sage looked around him. The hall lights shattered one by one and began to burn a dark green fire, illuminating the hall. Her pointed ears pricked gently.
"They know we are here..."
"Great..." Sage summoned his under gear and started down the hall. He stopped when he realized that he wasn't being followed. "Hey, are you..." When he turned, she was gone. He lowered his eyes before turning on his heel swiftly and continuing carefully down the darkened hall.
Zeal touched to the balcony of Ryu's apartment and saw Raiko with Korin's summoner. She frowned and passed through the glass, her body drying from the violent rainstorm. She saw the young blonde in a restless slumber on the bed beside Raiko who lay beside her. His tail twitched slightly as he took in the sight of his new plaything. He was calmly running his claw up and down the length of her body. "... I see you have had your little bit of fun," Zeal smirked.
"Oh, I'm not quite finished with her yet... Just waiting for the last of the guests to arrive," Raiko purred lightly.
"I take it that you do know that Halo and Korin are here then," she said.
"Of course... She, Halo, and I have... unfinished business," he chuckled. "Care to join me later?" he asked. Zeal scoffed.
"I just came to tell you that Kurai has awakened. He wants them all dead. I am going after the others momentarily..." Raiko stood and stretched.
"Hmm... Where is Talpa?"
"Missing... Managi is gone as well..." Raiko smiled out at the thunderstorm.
"... Excellent..."
A loud thunder crash shot through the building. The green lanterns lit by Korin blew out. (Perfect... I hate fighting in the dark. Where's Cale when you need him?)
"Need a light, Halo?" a voice called from down the hall. At the end, two wall lights sparked dark lavender flames, framing a door. Sage crept towards it slowly, scanning the entire dark hall for any sign of a trap. "This has trap written all over it," he mumbled.
"Correct. Turn back if you want to save your skin... I am sure the young summoner won't mind," he chuckled. Sage swallowed hard. The voice sounded too familiar. Once he reached the door he hesitantly grasped the knob. Instantly, the two lanterns shot out a strong current of dark energy, electrifying Sage until darkness consumed his vision.
Pain. A throbbing pain pounded inside his skull. Sage opened his eyes slowly. (Damn... That really hurt. What the hell happened?) He sat up slowly, half expecting to be bound by some kind of rope or chain. To his surprise, found himself completely free and in full body armor. He looked around. Everything was still dark with the exception of the occasion flashes of lightning outside the large bedroom window. He found himself in the large and lavish apartment's master bedroom; sitting on cold, dark marble. The entire room was illuminated with candles, some small and large, other black, green, red, and white, and some burning to their every last moments. Even with the soft lighting, it stung his eyes, stabbing at the back of his skull. Waiting for the pain to subside, he developed a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach when he found noticed the large bed in the center of the room, dressed in jet black silken sheets.
Upon the sheets, was a pale, soft body of someone sleeping, barely wrapped inside the soft cloth. Sage lifted himself to his feet and moved to the bedside slowly.
"Come any closer, and I fill her with so much venom, your miserable healing won't save her," a voice snapped, halting Sage in his tracks. A figure stepped out of the dark shadows of the room. A flash of lightning revealed his face, baring a fanged smile. Sage stiffened: Raiko.
The gentle form murmured softly and rolled over onto its back, its face to Sage. Sage froze, his violet eyes widening in surprise. The light made his eyes sting even more yet he ignored the pain. Domo lay asleep, naked, with the sheets barely covering her body. Raiko slipped to the bedside with a dangerous light in his eyes, making Sage's hair stand straight with the combination of fear and anger. "So glad that you could join us, Halo... She was so anxious about you," he chuckled and pushed a lock of hair from her face. Sage noticed the deep fang marks on her neck, still bleeding slightly from the venomous penetration. Then he saw him run his claw through her long silk like strands. Sage felt something snap inside of him.
"Leave her alone!!!" he ordered, furious. Raiko didn't even grace him with a glance and resumed his gentle stroking of Domo's hair. Sage felt his muscles tighten and shake upon seeing the wandering hand travel slowly down her body. He unsheathed his no-dachi. Somehow he knew in the back of his mind what he had been planning all along. Sage chose to ignore that side of his mind... Raiko ran the back of his hand along her jaw slowly, then to her slender neck, and over her slightly covered breasts. They grew taught underneath the silk as he brushed his fingertips over each nipple. Domo finally let out a soft sigh and lifted, subconsciously into the warlord's gentle touch, wanting more. Raiko grinned. "... So sensitive, she is... and pretty. I can see why you would make such a fuss..."
Sage launched himself at Raiko and collided with an invisible force field. Raiko didn't look up. "... Tsk, tsk, tsk... I'll have none of that. I can't let you any nearer, Halo. You may look, but not touch," Raiko purred. "Just like you knew about Ryu... 'Tis a shame..."
"Stop it!!" Sage yelled. He slammed his fist against the invisible wall, trying to make some noise. Something loud enough to wake her.
"Yelling won't do you any good... I drugged her with my venom; it isn't dangerous, it just makes you very... relaxed," Raiko smiled. He stared to caress Domo's body again, going lower and pulled away the light fabric slowly, revealing her body completely. Raiko's eyes were fixed on Sage's. Sage couldn't bring himself to look away. He watched Domo sigh again underneath the warlord's touch. Sage slammed his fist again on the mystical wall. "Domo!! Domo-sama!!!! Wake up!!!" he cried, failing miserably. Raiko grinned and slid himself against her.
"Mmn, her skin feels better than silk," he moaned softly, licking him lips and began to lightly kiss all along her body. He dragged his fangs over her skin, nipping at it gently, drawing thin rivers of blood. He smiled in triumph as Domo's soft sighs grew into light moans, and found her hands in his long, lavender locks, pressing him closer. "... More, my little bearer of light?" he breathed against her skin.
"... Yes," she murmured in a deep trance.
"DOMO!!!" Raiko looked up at Sage again as he watched in agony and sheer amazement that this was actually happening. He was very pleased to see him mesmerized by the show. Raiko kissed a path down her body, lingering at her breasts, lavishing them with a hot tongue, earning a pleasurable gasp. Continuing further, Raiko parted her legs gently. She shuddered, eyes still shut. She threw her head back with a moan, her back arching over the bed, hands fisting the dark sheets tightly. "Ohhhh... Ss," she breathed as he lapped slowly at her center. She chewed on her lip, whimpering.
Domo's face expressed pure ecstasy, feeling, enjoying, and wanting everything that Raiko was doing to her. Soft and loud groans floated from her throat, hands gripping the sheets and the long hair of the warlord below her stomach. "God... yess," she whispered. Raiko raised himself up over her and lavished her neck with his tongue and lips. Her long, slender arms held him gently in place, murmuring softly, eyes now half-lidded, but glazed over with a warm green glint. She smiled up at the warlord, reaching up to touch his face affectionately. Raiko glanced over at Sage.
Halo had fallen to his knees watching in shock. "Stop! Stop it!" he kept demanding over and over, slamming his hands and fists in a futile attempt to break the barrier. Raiko was growing weary of Halo's loud voice and sent a nasty shock into him, silencing him and sending him to the ground, writhing in the electrical bonds. "YOU'RE DEAD, WARLORD! YOU HEAR-AGHH!" Sage screamed before another pulse of energy silenced him. His eyes were flaring with murder, but it only served to excite the warlord more. Hot tears flowed shamelessly down Halo's flushed face as the bonds vanished. A haze fell over him. He moaned softly in a daze, finding that he could not move. (I... I can't move... Domo...) His eyes fell back to the bed where he saw Domo gently stroking Raiko's face as he kissed her deeply. Raiko's eyes opened, looking down at Sage, making sure the Ronin was still watching his little performance. A deep chuckle floated from his throat seeing the now darkened eyes of the young Ronin.
"... Please... I need you," she whispered to him softly.
"Show me, kitten," Raiko whispered, kissing her deeply. Sage managed to raise himself against a wall, his breath had become ragged and heavily. He felt so hot. (Wha... what's happening to me...?) He gasped, eyes wide as a wave of pleasure shot from the top of his head throughout his entire body. He shivered beneath the armor and moaned again.
"Something wrong, Halo?" Raiko asked. Sage's eyes rolled over to the bedside again and found Korin's summoner planting soft kisses across the larger man's chest.
"Wh-what did you do... to me, ohhh...?" he demanded through a moan. His body felt so ultra sensitive! Raiko stroked the young woman's slender back.
"What ever is the matter? Don't you... like it?" he asked, through a moan as pale, pink lips closed over a nipple. Sage hissed through his teeth at the sensation. (I... can feel... it?) Raiko bit his lip and tipped his head back as the mouth sought lower, firmer places.
"Of course... H-halo..." Sage felt his hips buck. There was a hot, wet sensation between his legs. It was a feeling he had known before, but never like this.
"S-stop it!!" Sage groaned, trying to will his body to behave.
"Enjoy it, Halo..." Raiko ordered and pinned Domo to the bed again. "You know you want it...
His eyes flashed as he lifted Domo's delicate hips and positioned himself comfortably at her entrance. He slid himself inside her in one smooth glide and let out a hiss of pleasure, burying himself to the hilt. His eyes floated shut as a devilish grin spread across his face. Sage moaned in pleasure and protest. He hated what was happening. He felt everything.
"She's so tight... and... warm!" Raiko gasped and slid slowly in and out of her. His body quaked with pleasure Domo's warm body gave her. He looked his heated gaze down at Halo and only smiled. "Oh, Halo... are you enjoying this?" he moaned over Domo and Sage's softer ones. He broke his eye contact with Sage and bent over her, thrusting quickly into her small body. "Yes, Korin... Yess!" he moaned. Domo was moaning just as loudly in pure pleasure from beneath the warlord, her eyes clouded in ecstasy. She raised her hips to meet each of his seemingly all on their own. "... Don't stop!" she whimpered. "... More..."
Sage felt his eyes close, his head tipping backward. "P-please stop..." he gasped.
Domo moaned in bliss as Raiko thrust into her with enough force to move the entire bed. A fine sheen of perspiration covered their bodies, glistening in the candlelight. From behind the field, Sage had stopped struggling. Rivers of tears tracked down his helmet framed face. It was flushed with excitement and shame because of what he was forced to witness and experience. More so shame because he could do nothing.
"... Oh, god... SAGE!" she moaned. His head snapped up as his name met his ears, eyes wide. She kept repeating it over and over until Raiko thrust on final time and let out a loud moan, emptying madly into the drugged summoner. Sage let out a moan, pleasure tingling in jolts. She came with an echoing cry, followed by Sage's name once again at the feeling of the hot release filling inside of her. She fell limp on the bed, falling into a drugged sleep.
Sage gasped for air, nearly exhausted and emotionally spent. He needed to get up. Raiko pulled out of the blonde only to be greeted with a vicious blast of energy aimed straight at him. It blew him back into the opposing wall. Raiko had just enough strength to block the blast and to see a very angry Sage of Halo. He raised his sword slowly.
"... You are dead," Sage snarled softly in an obvious exhausted voice. Raiko summoned his armor and suddenly appeared behind him.
"Hm, you recovered quickly..." he breathed and shot through the window. His large body shattered it, letting glass and metal fly everywhere. Sage did his best the block the shrapnel from getting to Domo before chasing after him.
The rain plastered his hair to his forehead and neck immediately once he stood out on the balcony. Sage scanned the city below and around for him when a flash of lavender appeared out of the corner of his eye escaping to the roof a few feet above. Sage jumped high into the air and was barely able to deflect energy blast from the feral demon. He skidded on the gravel as he fell to his knees. He heard the rain tink against the metal of his armor and weapon and roar loudly against the gravel covered roof. When he straightened, Raiko drew his sabre and slowly began to circle him. "Interesting... That whole time she thought I... was YOU!" he laughed. "But... why would she think that if she was MADLY in love with that human whelp? Maybe she wasn't?" he suggested.
"Shut your mouth. SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH!!" Sage shrieked.
"Or maybe she's just a whore and dreams, desires, and begs for multiple partners..." Sage let out another shriek and swiped the air with his sword, sending a bolt of lightning at Raiko. He deflected it easily.
"... Is that all? Was that the mighty 'thunder bolt cut'?!" Raiko cackled. "Perhaps I can show you how it's SUPPOSED to be..." Raiko raised his sabre high into the air, waiting for something. A bright flash filled the sky, as a large bolt of lightning struck the blade. Raiko hashed at the air and sent the electricity at him. Sage felt his hair stand on end as he barely avoided it. The large bolt traveled past him and into a large building, cleaving it in twine. The ground rumbled as the building collapsed. Sage watched in horror as thousands of lives suddenly ended.
"... And to think that Kurai was worried that we wouldn't be able to get rid of all the humans... well... there's three thousand down... only a few billion more to go," Raiko chuckled. He raised his sword again and aimed at Halo again. Sage gasped lurched wildly to one side, using his sword to block the worst of his own sure-kill. He screamed as current after current shocked his body, bolts of heaven striking him down. He collapsed to the gravel and groaned. Raiko stalked over to him and rolled him over with his armored foot.
"Pathetic..." he hissed. He raised his sword to thrust into his chest. "Your whore will join you shortly in hell..." Raiko raised his arms, but was tackled to the ground by a flash of pure white. Sage sat up slowly and saw the snow white form of Korin shaking her head madly with Raiko's throat in her fangs. Raiko raised his claw and snatched the beast by the throat and ripped her off of him sending her flying in to the generator.
"KORIN!" She lifted her body weakly before collapsing. Her body released a bright cloud and shot towards Sage's sword. It gleamed with a bright emerald.
"(... power to cleave...)" a voice sounded into his head. Sage lifted his sword and stood wearily. He looked at Raiko, throat hanging in shreds, black blood flowing like a river. He gurgled a snarl and raised his weapon to strike again. The sabre absorbed another bolt of lightning and Raiko swung his arm. Sage's eyes narrowed and charged the feral demon screaming. "THUNDER CUTTER!!!" The emerald light cleaved through the electrical energy into nothing and into Raiko with a loud thunder crash. Raiko's eyes widened and dropped his sabre before his body fell in half and burst into dark flames.
Sage fell to his knees and onto all fours. The rain was letting up slightly. Angry, weary, and frightened tears poured hotly down his face and were wiped away quickly into the cooling rain. A warm, wet force nudged his cheek gently and a hot rough sensation swiped over it. He lifted his eyes and saw ancient emerald ones staring at him with, for the first time, admiration and respect. Korin licked his face again.
Well done, Sage of Halo, she said softly. He stood slowly and returned his sword, walking back to the edge and climbing down. Korin limped along from behind and joined Halo inside the apartment. She sat by the window and saw Sage staring at a now awake summoner.
Domo held the sheet to her body. She clutched her head in pain and searched her surroundings. She gasped when she saw Sage staring at her, water dripping off of the gold, ivory, and forest green armor. He removed his helmet slowly. Domo opened her mouth to speak, tears starting from her eyes. He felt Korin take the helmet into her mouth and pad back to the window. His hair dripped with water, holding enough in his hair to reveal both violet and now tear filled eyes. He rushed to the bed and gently took the shivering blonde in his arms. She gripped the surcoat of his elegant armor tightly.
"It... wasn't you... was it?" she whispered in a shaking voice.
"Never," he breathed. He rested his hands on her neck and healed the bite mark without a word. He let out a sigh of relief. He still couldn't push the picture of Raiko raping her... his ray of light. Nor what he experienced... He was startled by a crash of thunder. (How could I let this happen?! If only I had gone up there when I...)
"Seiji-sama?" she called softly. He felt his heart jump. She never called him by that name before. "Take me home..." Sage lifted his eyes to Korin. Tears spilled down his cheeks as her tail swished happily at them. It was a bittersweet victory...
A/N: ::Mwaha!!:: Am I just evil or what? That or just really, really bored... Sorry this took so long... Next chapters will be interesting. No happy endings yet! Nope! EVIL shall befall you all!! :: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA::
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